Toward realistic computer modeling of paraffin-based composite materials: Critical assessment of atomic-scale models of paraffins

AD Glova, IV Volgin, VM Nazarychev, SV Larin… - RSC …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Paraffin-based composites represent a promising class of materials with numerous practical
applications such as eg heat storage. Computer modeling of these complex multicomponent …

Insights into the solubility of H2 in various polyethylene matrices at high pressure: A coarse-grained MC/MD study

J Zhao, X Li, X Wang, Q Zhang, Q Yang, H Yin… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
After isothermal crystallisation with coarse-grained (CG) molecular dynamics simulations,
the solubility of H 2 molecules in different amorphous/semi-crystalline polyethylene (PE) …

Precursor formation and crystal nucleation in stretched polyethylene/carbon nanotube nanocomposites

Y Nie, J Yang, Z Liu, Z Zhou, Y Ming, T Hao - Polymer, 2022 - Elsevier
Based on molecular dynamics simulations, we focused on the stretch-induced precursor
formation and nucleation process in carbon nanotube (CNT) filled polyethylene. During …

Molecular dynamics simulations of single polyethylene chain folding during fast quenching using all-atom and united-atom models

J Shi, J Zhou, L Liu, C Miao - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Molecular dynamics simulations have been employed to investigate the folding behavior of
a single linear polyethylene (PE) chain containing 1000 backbone carbon atoms under fast …

Crystallization and mechanical behavior of semi-crystalline polyethylene

Z Yan, A Zaoui, F Zaïri - Physica Scripta, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Molecular dynamics simulations are employed to study the crystallinity and mechanical
properties of multi-chain polyethylene systems. Results show that structural composition …

Property decoupling across the embryonic nucleus–melt interface during polymer crystal nucleation

KW Hall, S Percec, W Shinoda… - The Journal of Physical …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Spatial distributions are presented that quantitatively capture how polymer properties (eg,
segment alignment, density, and potential energy) vary with distance from nascent polymer …

State Transitions and Crystalline Structures of Single Polyethylene Rings: MD Simulations

C Liu, S Jiang, C Luo, Y Lu - The Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 2024 - ACS Publications
This study investigates the structural changes of cyclic polyethylene (PE) single chains
during cooling through molecular dynamics simulations. The influence of topological …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular dynamics study on the thermal conductivity of a single polyethylene chain: Strain dependence and potential models' effect

T Ito, H Matsubara, D Surblys, T Ohara - AIP Advances, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
The thermal conductivity of a single polymer chain, which is an important factor in the
rational design of polymer-based thermal management materials, is strongly affected by the …

An accelerated united-atom molecular dynamics simulation on the fast crystallization of ring polyethylene melts

K Hagita, S Fujiwara, N Iwaoka - The Journal of chemical physics, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
To investigate crystallinities based on trans-structures, we determined the differences in the
crystallization properties of ring and linear polymers by performing united-atom-model …

Investigation of crystallization and relaxation effects in coarse-grained polyethylene systems after uniaxial stretching

D Grommes, MR Schenk, O Bruch, D Reith - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
In this study, we investigate the thermo-mechanical relaxation and crystallization behavior of
polyethylene using mesoscale molecular dynamics simulations. Our models specifically …